South Africa

The Department of Health has announced changes to the vaccination programme as part of ongoing efforts to increase uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is expected to continue with the National Investigative Hearings into the July 2021 unrest, which erupted mainly in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.

Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy has declared a portion of land as an extension of the Harold Porter National Botanical Garden.

With the youth being the least vaccinated population against COVID-19 in the country, Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, has encouraged young people to get vaccinated, as well as promote vaccination amongst their peers.

Police Minister Bheki Cele says aggravated robberies, such as carjacking, have increased by 13.8%.

Police Minister, Bheki Cele, says the establishment of gender-based violence (GBV) desks in all police stations around the country will be finalised at the end of March 2022.

Police Minister Bheki Cele says there has been significant reductions in a number of crimes committed and reported to the police during the last three months of 2021.

Deputy President David Mabuza has warned that COVID-19 remains a death sentence even though the country has seen a gradual downturn in the number of new daily COVID-19 cases and daily death figures.

Kenya, Nigeria, Tunisia, Senegal and Egypt have been announced as the first “spokes” or beneficiaries to receive the technology to produce their own mRNA vaccines.

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Dr Naledi Pandor will participate in the 58th Munich Security Conference (MSC), which gets underway in Germany today.

Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has unveiled the first official Hydrogen Social Roadmap (HSRM) that will identify high-level outcomes for a South African hydrogen economy.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says 3 056 new COVID-19 cases have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 652 024.

Public Service and Administration Minister, Ayanda Dlodlo, has refuted a claim made by the labour union, Public Servants Association (PSA), that it “vigorously pursued” salary increases for Senior Management Members (SMS) to be implemented.

The Special Tribunal has ordered beneficiaries of a R19 million National Lotteries Commission (NLC) grant to hand over assets to a curator, pending a decision on an asset forfeiture application instituted against them by the Special Investigating Unit.

Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Thembi Siweya, says everyone in South Africa must be counted.